Dropping Ashes

They say you only live once,

so light me a cigarette and

let me swing without a net.

Lions and tigers and bare,

I’ll show enough leg and suggestion

to keep the boys in their seats.

I’m the queen of three rings

earning third billing,

but it’s a man’s world

in and outside of canvas.

I’m just dropping ashes.

©Susie Clevenger, 2015

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